BatGate: Former Patriots Star Says Bill Belichick Had Team Practice Seahawks Bat Play

Detroit’s Calvin Johnson fumbled before crossing the goalline with less than two minutes in the game. Seattle linebacker K.J. Wright batted the ball out of the end zone once Johnson’s fumble headed into the end zone.

While many did not know that Wright’s bat was illegal, one guy who knew it? The shining wizard of the NFL, Bill Belichick.

Colvin, who won two Super Bowls as a Patriot, says Belichick prepped New England for that play situation back in day just in case: